School Proposal by de Blasio Faces Legislative Opposition

Bill de Blasio's signature proposal to tax wealthy New Yorkers to pay for full-day pre-kindergarten faces significant headwinds in Albany, including a skittish Legislature heading into an election year and a governor who is reluctant to raise taxes and says he has his own plan.

The obstacles have come into clearer focus this week, with Albany's most powerful men casting doubt on the prospects of the New York City mayoral front-runner's proposal. Even one of Mr. de Blasio's most important fellow Democrats, state Assembly...